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Author:

Marrin, Albert.

Title:

Years of dust : the story of the Dust Bowl / Albert Marrin.

Publisher:

Scholastic,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

128 pages : illustrations, facsimile, maps, portraits ; 21 x 25 cm

Subject:

Great Plains--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Depressions--1929--Great Plains--Juvenile literature.
Dust storms--Great Plains--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Droughts--Great Plains--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Farm life--Great Plains--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Farmers--Great Plains--Social conditions--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Great Plains--Social conditions--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939--Juvenile literature.
Dust Bowl Era (1931-1939)
Depressions.
Droughts.
Dust storms.
Farm life.
Farmers--Social conditions.
Social conditions
Great Plains.
1900-1999
History.
Juvenile works.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 126) and index.

Contents:

Darkness at noon -- The Great Plains world -- Conquering the Great Plains -- The coming of the farmers -- In hard times -- Dust Bowl days -- Refugees in their own land -- The New Deal -- Future dust bowls.

Summary:

The causes and results of the Dust Bowl and how the lessons learned are still used today.

ISBN:

0545479541
9780545479547

OCLC:

(OCoLC)823261057

Locations:

AWPD207 -- Osceola Public Library (Osceola)